Cook County Calendar of Events May 30 – June 6
May 29, 2018June 1-3 2018 COMPEX Stamp Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 1-2 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 3 Guerin College Preparatory High School, 8001 W. Belmont Ave. River Grove Free COMPEX stamp show features…
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Peace Center opens in Austin neighborhood
May 28, 2018If running the Archdiocese of Chicago doesn’t work out, Cardinal Blasé Cupich may have writing advertising slogans to fall back on. Walking through the former Austin Bank, which…
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Youth Guidance gala at Palmer House raises $1 million
May 28, 2018Supporters gathered at the Palmer House in Chicago recently for the 2018 Bright Futures Gala to celebrate the work of Youth Guidance and the formative journey of its youth. The May…
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Elmwood Park fugitive indicted on Fentanyl charges
May 25, 2018An Elmwood Park man wanted on a fugitive warrant for distribution of fentanyl was ordered held by a federal judge this week. Rolando Estrada fled to Mexico in July 2016 the day after…
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Cook County News Briefs
May 23, 2018Cook County Oakton nets scholarship grant from Niles Township The Oakton Community College Educational Foundation recently received a donation of $42,500 from Niles Township to support…
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Remembering the man who saved Sailor Bill and fired Roger Ebert
May 23, 2018Kistler “Sailor Bill” Killingsworth seemed bound for the electric chair until a witness who didn’t know who he was, what he had done, or whom he had done it to, saved his life….
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Des Plaines looking into new Metra station near Oakton/Lee
May 22, 2018The City of Des Plaines is gearing up to for a study that would determine whether it would be feasible to build a new Metra station on Oakton Street, near the intersection of Oakton…
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Carson’s, Bon-Ton closings eliminate 1,800 jobs
May 22, 2018More than 2,000 retail jobs will disappear from Illinois this summer. The closing of Carson’s department stores and their sister stores, Bon-Ton and Bergner’s, account for 1,890…
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